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7:40 AM ET, September 11, 2009

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Sadao / Ryan Seacrest What's Happening:
EXCLUSIVE: Ellen DeGeneres: “I Don't Want Anyone To Think I Took Paula's Job Away”  —  Emmy award winner Ellen DeGeneres called Ryan's radio show Thursday, the morning after the news broke that she'd be joining American Idol as the fourth judge.  —  LISTEN |  Ellen Degeneres: “I'm Not Going To Be Mean”
Travis Loller / The Huffington Post:
‘Ellen’ Sued For THOUSANDS Of Copyright Infringements  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some of the world's largest recording companies are suing “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” claiming producers violated their copyrights by playing more than 1,000 songs without permission.
Associated Press:
DeGeneres: She'll be honest but kind on ‘Idol’  —  LOS ANGELES - Ellen DeGeneres is known for being nice.  But the new “American Idol” judge said that she's ready to be honest with the show's contestants, good or bad.  —  “I think it's going to be hard, but as my career has grown. ...
Discussion: omg! and Perez Hilton
Jill Serjeant / Fan Fare:
Can Ellen fill Paula's shoes on “American Idol”?  —  “American Idol” producers moved swiftly to replace Paula Abdul with comedian and TV chat show host Ellen DeGeneres as the new judge on the show which starts again in January.  —  But is Ellen the right fit for the show?
Discussion: omg! and Salon
PEOPLE TV Watch:
Randy Jackson: Idol ‘Reached Out’ to Ellen DeGeneres
Discussion: Us Weekly and TV Envy
Extra:
Randy Jackson Welcomes Ellen to ‘Idol’
Discussion: Lifeline Live
Oren Yaniv / NY Daily News:
Semenya, forced to take gender test, is a woman ... and a man  —  (Photo by Lee Warren/Gallo ImagesGetty Images) Original Filename: 90065429.jpg  —  Tests show that controversial runner Caster Semenya is a woman ...and a man!  —  The 18-year-old South African champ has no womb or ovaries …
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Mike Hurst / DailyTelegraph:
Caster Semenya has male sex organs and no womb or ovaries  —  WORLD athletics is in crisis over the gender of Caster Semenya after tests revealed the South African world champion has no womb or ovaries.  —  The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is ready to disqualify Semenya …
Discussion: Rod 2.0:Beta, Guardian, Queerty and Jezebel
Bucky Turco / ANIMAL:
Aural Messes: Lindsay Lohan's Voicemail Life  —  In the spring of 2008, LiLo made the unfortunate decision to post her private information — including her cellphone number — on Facebook which was soon snatched up and passed around by approximately half the internet population.
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Brian Moylan / Gawker:
Lindsay Lohan's Voicemail Will Make You Want to Cry
Discussion: Dlisted and Egotastic!
Kim Kardashian / Kim Kardashian official web site:
The Kardashians are NOT at War!!!  —  I just read this Star Magazine cover story and laughed out loud.  Cat fights?  Jealous fits?  Trash talk?  If my sisters and I have cat fights they are 100% playful, sisterly fights!!  You've seen how we tease each other on the show, and how we joke around on Twitter... it's what sisters do!!!
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X17 Online:
Kim K. Says, “Newsflash: There Is No Kardashian War!”
Discussion: Popeater and omg!
Phil / Egotastic!:
Lady Gaga Nude Bondage Pictures from Vogue Japan  —  The Japanese are into some weird s**t.  Like bondage and Lady Gaga.  This photoshoot from Vogue Japan features Lady Gaga nude, and tied up in that weird Japanese rope bondage stuff that you've probably seen on the Internet a few times by “accident.”
Discussion: Gone Hollywood
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Jocelyn Vena / MTV:   Beyonce Vs. Lady Gaga: Celebs Pick Their VMA Favorites
Phil / Egotastic!:
LeAnn Rimes Bikinis Up to Eddie Cibrian  —  I really don't know anything about celebrity relationship scandals, which given my job, I probably should, but apparently LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian got together while they were both seeing other people.  Why does this matter?  It doesn't.
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - Penelope Pregnancy Rumors Up In Smoke!  —  Uh-oh!  If she is pregnant - which she very well might not be - this isn't good!  —  The award-winning actress was dining with a group of pals (including Salma Hayek) at the Chateau Marmont on Sunset yesterday and, that's right, there's a cig in her hand!
Katy Hall / The Huffington Post:
Tyra Banks Dodges Question On Janice Dickinson And Paulina Porizkova Firings (VIDEO)  —  Tyra Banks has unveiled her real hair and worn a sign revealing her weight, but just try to get her to address the firings of her fellow judges on 'America's Next Top Model.' Cynthia McFadden did on Nightline Wednesday night.
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Evil Beet Gossip
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Michael K / Dlisted:   TyTy Is Killing Cynthia McFadden With Her Eyes
Access Hollywood:
Aaron Eckhart & Jennifer Aniston: ‘Love’ Is In The Air  —  Love Happens,Jennifer Aniston,Aaron Eckhart,Movies,Billy Bush  —  Aaron Eckhart and Jennifer Aniston sit down with Access' Billy Bush to chat about their great working relationship on the set of their new movie, “Love Happens.”
3am.co.uk:
Matt Damon's toilet humour  —  Specials  —  Matt Damon, who appears on the latest cover of US Esquire, has refused to talk to the magazine about his latest movie - instead, preferring to let them see him sing a song about going to the toilet.  The 38-year-old is profiled in an eight-page spread …
Kaiser / Cele|bitchy:
Whitney Houston on drug use: I didn't get out of my pyjamas for 7 months  —  Oprah Winfrey has already begun filming her new season.  So far, I've heard the guest line-up for the first few weeks includes interviews with ESPN's Erin Andrews, Dr. Phil, Whitney Houston and Jay-Z, amongst others.
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Best Week Ever
Mike Fleming / BFDealmemo:
The Dude in True Grit Talks  —  In what is shaping up as a potential “Big Lebowski” reunion, Jeff Bridges is in discussions with Paramount to star for Joel and Ethan Coen in “True Grit,” playing the role that won John Wayne an Oscar in the 1969 film.  —  Bridges, who last worked with the Coens …
Discussion: The Playlist and Collider
Just Jared:
Alexis Bledel: In and Around Christian Siriano  —  Alexis Bledel poses with Christian Siriano at the unveiling celebration for the new third floor at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City on Wednesday (September 9).  —  The 27-year-old former Gilmore Girls star wore a Christian Siriano top and dress …
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
The Superficial:
Hayden Panettiere pretends she wasn't illegally in a nightclub  —  Here's Hayden Panettiere hiding her face while leaving Madame Royale nightclub last night so she can prevent exactly what's happening in this post: Being seen as a 20-year-old leaving a drinking establishment.  Whoops!
X17 Online:
X17 XCLUSIVE - JEN AND GERARD'S ROMANTIC DINNER DATE!  —  Aha!  We first told you about Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler getting cozy almost exactly a year ago to the day, and it looks like the kissing co-stars STILL have something going on!  Last night Jen and Gerry snuck into Cliff's Edge …
OK! Magazine:
Missing Mom: Dannielynn Birkhead Turns 3  —  Settling into their new house in Louisville, Ky., Larry Birkhead and his daughter Dannielynn, who turned 3 on Sept. 7, are living proof that love can triumph over tragedy.  After her mother, Anna Nicole Smith, died of drug-related complications …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Open Post: Hosted By Kathy Gosselin  —  First there was a picture, and now here's the skit from Jimmy Kimmel Live of Kathy Griffin as everyone's least favorite baby-popping c**tress Kate Gosselin.  I'll always have love in my loins for Kathy, but I think they should've dropped a possum wig on Predator and had him play Kate.
Discussion: Oh No They Didn't!
Marc Malkin / E! Online:
Rebecca Romijn: No Plans for More Kids  —  Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell have no intention of becoming the next Brangelina.  —  The two have already decided that their 8-month-old twins, Dolly and Charlie, are enough kids for them.  —  “I'm pretty sure that this is it,” Romijn told me yesterday.
Discussion: ImNotObsessed.com and Popeater
 
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